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Articles in issue 2020 - 3

Sports & Leisure Facilities

Fit in the holidays – exercise areas for active holidaymakers

Sport on holiday? While for some this amounts at most to a game of beach tennis or a couple of lengths of the hotel pool, for a growing number of people sport is the focal point of their annual holidays. From skiing to hiking, cycle touring to canoe trips – there are many...

Parks & Leisure Facilities

SpielenPlus Shop - a different way of shopping

KinderlandParks is a business renowned for its special and unusual child play concepts; this project involved the construction of a play feature that seamlessly incorporates a kiosk, souvenir shop and...

Cultural asset or consumer good? - The playground as a marketing instrument

Playgrounds are a destination of early excursions and thus important spaces of childhood which enable the children to establish their first relationship to the public. Their importance for children and families becomes especially clear in times of the Corona crisis, when...

Parks & Leisure Facilities

A "Mouse Dream" at the Nature Zoo in the German city of Rheine

Mice. Small animals with big button eyes. Usually they trigger different feelings in people. Some love the little fuzzy animals and others prefer to run away screaming. For some, they are cherished pets, ...

Playground Report

The playground as a sustainable attraction

It is essential and often the key to success for companies in the leisure industry to constantly develop new business fields and to provide guests with ever new attractions. After all, the competition never sleeps, and so...

Parks & Leisure Facilities

Dresden Zoo - Climbing, frolicking, swinging and sliding

It is only a few minutes away from the baroque sights of the Elbe metropolis where both young and old animal lovers can observe more than 1,500 animals and over 250 different species in...

Playground Report

Design and construction of play and leisure equipment for the NOVA® shopping centre

In recent decades, shopping centres have become a significant consumer attraction in Germany. Their advantage for customers is that they offer a wide range of different retail outlets under one roof. But retail trade is a sector that...

Parks & Leisure Facilities

Adventure, game and action with Captain Bluebear, "The Mouse" & Co.

In the amusement park on Lake Constance, adventurers of all age groups can experience unforgettable moments with each other for example when they rush down into the...

Sports & Leisure Facilities

It doesn't always have to be a stadium - compact exercise modules for public use

The provision of good and attractive sport and exercise facilities should be an important aspect of all infrastructure planning by towns and local authorities. But there is a widely diverse range of...

Playground Report

"Playground for all" - Glauer Felder

The Nature Park Nuthe-Nieplitz acquires another attraction. A"playground for ALL" at the game reserve Glauer Tal. The special feature of this playground: Even children and adults with physical disabilities...